Supporter.



N. JOHNSON.

SUPPORTER.

QKPPLIGATION FILED MAR. 25, 1908.

Patented Dec. 1, 1908.

Jul; 12.5012

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

NELS JOHNSON, OF GROVE CITY, MINNESOTA.

SUPPORTED.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NELs JOHNSON, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Grove City, in the county of Meeker and State ofMinnesota, have invented new and useful Improvements in Supporters, ofwhich the following is a s ecification.

My invention re ates to improvements in skirt supporters, and itsprimary object is to provide a device of this character by means ofwhich the lower edge of a skirt may be supported above the ground fromthe belt.

A further object of my invention is to provide a supporter which may bereadily and quickly applied and removed, one which is simple, durableand efhcient, and one which may be manufactured and sold at acomparatively low cost.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in theconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fullydescribed, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective View illustrating the application ofmyimproved skirt supporter. Fig. 2 is a detail view in edge elevation ofthe supporter, the jaws being illustrated in active positions. Fig. 3 isa view similar to Fig. 2, the jaws being shown in inactive positions.Fig. 4 is a detail plan view in side elevation of the supporter, andFig. 5 is a detail plan view illustrating the manner in which thesupporter is folded for storage or shipment.

Similar reference characters designate the same parts in. the severalfigures of the drawing.

My improved supporter comprises a pair of clamps A and B which arepivotally con nected together at their inner ends by means of a pin 2.The connection between the clamps is such that one clamp may be foldedwithin the other when it is desired to store or ship the supporter. Eachclamp comprises a pair of laterally resilient and outwardly divergingarms 3 which are provided at their outer ends withjaws 4. The jaws4 arecircular and their diameters are greater than the transverse extents ofthe arms 3, the jaws be ing secured to the inner sides of the arms bymeans of rivets 6. The arms normally retain the jaws in inactive oropened position,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed. March 25, 1908;

Patented Dec. 1, 1908.

Serial No. 423,260.

and are adapted tobe adjusted to move the jaws into and hold them intheir active or clamping positions through the medium of members 5 whichreceive and are slidably mounted upon the arms. The members, 5 consistof oblong rectangular frames the major axes of which are greater thanthe diameters of the jaws 4, whereby the members may be removed from theclamps. When the members are removed from the clamps one clamp may befolded within the other. After the clamps have been thus folded themembers are again applied to secure them in such condition.

In practice, one clamp of the supporter is secured to the belt, whilethe other clamp is secured to a fold of the skirt, as clearlyillustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawing.

It should be apparent taken in connection with the accompanying drawing,that the device is admirably adapted for supporting the lower edge ofthe skirt above the ground, that the same is simple, durable andeflicient, and that it may be manufactured and sold at a comparativelylow cost. It should also be apparent that the device may be folded intoa compact form for shipment or storage, thus admirably adapting it to becarried in a purse.

Changes in the form, proportions and minor details of construction maybe made within the scope of the claim without departing from the spiritor sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Having fully described and illustrated my invention, what I claim is:

A supporter of the character set forth comprising a pair of clampspivotally connected together at their inner ends, each of the clampsconsisting of'a pair of laterally resilient and outwardly divergingarms, circular jaws secured to the arms, and members slidably mountedupon the clamps, the members consisting of oblong frames the major axesof which are greater than the diameters of the aws. I

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

NELS JOHNSON.

Witnesses:

' JOHN JOHNSON,

EDWARD P. PETERSON.

